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Trump's trade war with China is about to hit a hard wall of reality: columnist
4 weeks ago

Trump's trade war with China is about to hit a hard wall of reality: columnist

Raw Story  

Donald Trump has already begun to ramp up threats of a trade war, with a vow to enact sharp new tariffs across the board on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China to strong-arm them into stopping the flow of drugs and migrants. But his plans may quickly fall apart, wrote Eduardo Porter for The Washington Post, because there are economic …

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Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up G20
1 month ago

Argentina's Milei pivots to pragmatism in first talks with China's Xi after shaking up G20

New Indian Express  

Argentina has also dramatically reshaped its foreign policy in line with its hard-right allies in Italy — with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni headed to Buenos Aires on Tuesday to spend more time with Milei — and in Israel. On Tuesday, Andrea Tenenti, a spokesperson for the U.N. peacekeeping mission operating along Lebanon's southern border, told reporters in Geneva that Argentina …

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In President Milei’s sit-down with Macron, Argentina says the leaders get past soccer chant fallout
4 months, 4 weeks ago

In President Milei’s sit-down with Macron, Argentina says the leaders get past soccer chant fallout

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine President Javier Milei and French President Emmanuel Macron met Friday in Paris where they appeared to put aside recent controversy stemming from their countries’ fierce soccer rivalry. The meeting comes after a video clip spread online showing the Argentine national soccer team’s post-match racist chants, prompting backlash from French officials over lyrics considered offensive toward …

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Argentine President Milei travels to France to meet Macron after outcry over racist soccer chants
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Argentine President Milei travels to France to meet Macron after outcry over racist soccer chants

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine President Javier Milei arrived Thursday in Paris, his office said, where he is expected to meet French President Emmanuel Macron after tensions escalated between their countries over the Argentine soccer team’s derogatory post-match chants about French players. Censure from the soccer world snowballed into a political scandal last week when Argentina’s conservative vice president, Victoria …

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Newly-elected Argentina President Milei cancels plan to join BRICS
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Newly-elected Argentina President Milei cancels plan to join BRICS

Firstpost  

Milei said in his letter that his approach to foreign affairs “differs in many aspects from that of the previous government. In this sense, some decisions made by the previous administration will be reviewed.” The newly elected far-right President of Argentina, Javier Milei decided not to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, saying that the timing for Argentina’s membership …

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Argentina in a bid to win support from developing nations
1 year ago

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Argentina in a bid to win support from developing nations

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy witnessed the swearing-in on Sunday of Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei. The visit to Washington would focus on “ensuring the unity of the U.S., Europe and the world” in supporting Ukraine in the war against Russia, Zelenskyy’s office said. Zelenskyy phoned Milei shortly after the Argentine’s electoral victory last month, thanking him for …

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Changing course: How Javier Milei will transform Argentina’s foreign policy
1 year ago

Changing course: How Javier Milei will transform Argentina’s foreign policy

Al Jazeera  

President-elect Milei will seek to align Latin America’s third largest economy with the US, Israel and ‘the free world’. As a candidate, Milei assailed China, a top destination for Argentina’s agricultural exports, comparing the country to an “assassin” and saying its citizens were not “free”. But while Milei’s presidency will be a setback to Argentina’s relationship with those two countries, …

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Xi congratulates Argentine, Liberian poll winners
1 year, 1 month ago

Xi congratulates Argentine, Liberian poll winners

China Daily  

By Cao Desheng | China Daily | Updated: 2023-11-24 07:07 President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message on Tuesday to Javier Milei on his election as president of Argentina, and also extended his congratulations to Joseph Nyumah Boakai on his election as president of Liberia. Xi said that he attaches great importance to the development of China-Argentina relations, and he …

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‘Serious mistake’ if Argentina cuts ties, says China
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Serious mistake’ if Argentina cuts ties, says China

Firstpost  

After newly-elected Argentina President criticised China and Brazil saying he won’t deal with “communists,” and instead favour stronger ties with the US, China on Tuesday said it would be a “serious mistake” in Argentina’s diplomacy if the South American nation were to cut ties with China or Brazil After newly-elected Argentina President Javier Milei criticised China and Brazil saying he …

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Argentina election 2023: Here’s what to know
1 year, 2 months ago

Argentina election 2023: Here’s what to know

Al Jazeera  

Argentinian voters head to the polls on Sunday amid skyrocketing inflation and as the country struggles to pay its debts. Bullrich wants to quickly remove capital controls, cut spending to tackle inflation and lower taxes on farm exports, Argentina’s top economic engine. However, Argentina’s pollsters have failed to accurately predict the results of previous elections including the the 2019 presidential …

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Argentina was one of the world's richest countries. Now poverty is rife and inflation is over 100 per cent
1 year, 2 months ago

Argentina was one of the world's richest countries. Now poverty is rife and inflation is over 100 per cent

ABC  

Calle Florida is a long shopping strip in downtown Buenos Aires lined with opulent 20th-century buildings – echoes of the Argentinian capital's gilded age. It's a dodgy deal many are willing to make in a country where annual inflation is running at more than 100 per cent and the pesos in your hand are worth less all the time. Argentina …

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